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Village votes to leave U.K. in symbolic protest of plan to house asylum seekers

Residents of Piddington voted overwhelmingly to leave the United Kingdom in a symbolic referendum over plans to house asylum seekers nearby. Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.

3 reports3 sourcesSep 17, 2026, 7:01 PM
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CBS NewsSep 17, 2026, 7:01 PM

Village votes to leave U.K. in symbolic protest of plan to house asylum seekers

Residents of Piddington voted overwhelmingly to leave the United Kingdom in a symbolic referendum over plans to house asylum seekers nearby.

DWSep 16, 2026, 5:41 PM

UK: Village votes to 'secede' in asylum center plan protest

Residents of Piddington, a tiny, remote village in Oxfordshire in England, have staged a "referendum" on leaving the UK. They are objecting to plans to open an asylum reception center at a disused military base nearby.

EuronewsSep 16, 2026, 4:09 PM

English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan

Residents of Piddington, an Oxfordshire village, have voted for symbolic independence from the UK in protest against plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a nearby former military base.

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